I was very adventurous when I was in my teens. I would travel all the way from Norton to attend music festivals at Gwanzura Stadium. Then during our Youth Club music sessions at Ngoni Hall in Norton, my age mates would gasp with both surprise and admiration as I narrated to them the things I […]

The main purpose of Jenaguru Arts Centre is to search for and discover talented artists especially those who major in traditional music and dance. Our mandate is to scout for talent in Zimbabwe. Due to financial constraints, our efforts are restricted to areas in and around Harare. Once identified, the artists are nurtured and given

Gramma Records and Zimbabwe Music Corporation (ZMC) were both subsidiaries of Lonrho Africa Plc. I understand that Lonrho sold Gramma Records to Mr. Julian Howard who was working for Lonrho as a legal practitioner. Mr. Julian Howard became the major shareholder of Gramma Records as well as its chairman.  By that time Gramma Recording studios

When I started Jenaguru Music Festival in 1992, I wanted the carnival to bring together all the best of Zimbabwe’s music industry in a two–day music jamboree annually.  However, it was not easy to convince Dr  Thomas Mapfumo to come and perform at the festival.  I started courting him in 1992 and my attempts continued

I have helped many musicians without expecting anything in return. I am passionate about helping fellow artists because I have noticed that there are very few people who are prepared to do so. I believe that worshiping God through service to fellow human beings is the whole duty of man. I am not a philanthropist,

Our country will not develop at the desired pace if organisations that are supposed to facilitate development, become major obstacles to the same in their areas of jurisdiction due to corrupt activities by officials. The damaging effects of corruption are most visible at local authorities’ level because of councils’ proximity to the grassroots.  Abuse of

Do you remember the Four Brothers Band? Fronted by the ever-smiling Marshal Munhumumwe, the gifted band’s powerful lyrics sang in Shona by Marshal’s melodious voice saw the group reaching the zenith of both local and international stardom. They gave us hits such Makorokoto, Rudo Moto, Vimbayi and Ndivhumbamireyi to name but a few.  I first

The 44th president of the US Barack Obama once said, “Simple exchanges can break down walls between us, for when people come together and speak to one another and share a common experience, then their common humanity is revealed.”   Jenaguru Arts Centre believes that a sound arts education involves travelling and experiencing different cultures. Like

During the 1980s Zimbabwe was awash with beautiful voices and faces. Television personalities who set Zimbabwe ablaze were Mike Munyati, Tsitsi Vera, Elvis Chimene, Musi Khumalo, Josh Makawa and Godfrey Majonga, to name but a few. Radio was being driven across our borders. We had the best presenters in Southern Africa. In the music industry,

Arts centres are crucial in the development of arts in any given society. Arts centres bind society together by having a deliberate agenda of teaching people about who they are and deepening the understanding of different cultures. They also provide room for participative and creative encounters. Taken in the context of the well documented evidence